we had president bush and john mccain and others who have supported comprehensive immigration reform in the past. we need to seize the moment. my expectation is that we get a bill introduced. and we began the process in congress, very soon after my inauguration. some conversations are already beginning to take place among senators and congressmen and my staff about what would this look like. when i say comprehensive immigration reform, it is very similar to the outlines of the previous comprehensive immigration reform. i think it should include a continuation of the strong border security measures that we have taken, because we have to secure our borders. i think it should contain serious penalties for companies that are purposely hiring. those that are hiring undocumented workers in taking advantage of them. i do think that there should be a pathway for leader status -- legal status for those not engaged in criminal activity simply to work. it is important for them to pay back taxes and learn english and it is important for them to pay a fine, but in order to give them the avenue, w